Migraine and Headache, Pain
Paul G. Mathew, MD and Steven D. Bender, DDS, uniquely encounter patients with TMD and migraine in their respective practice and offer their insight regarding the diagnosis and management this often overlooked comorbidity.
Pain
Lead author Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhD discusses the importance of neuromodulation, specifically a closed loop spinal cord stimulation system (SCS), for the management of chronic pain.
Pain
Catastrophizing makes pain more painful, makes it last longer, and makes pain much harder to treat.
Pain
Effectively treating pain may help improve cognitive and functional outcomes in patients with depression.
Pain
A restricted number of surgical procedures are not associated with increased incidence of chronic opioid use.
Pain
Depression, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation are commonly reported in patients who have chronic pain.
Pain
Napping is often used as a coping mechanism for people with fibromylagia.